Information on ARCH Programs
Availability of a Living Space in an ARCH home and Housing Programs and News 5/14/2025
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😊 Thank you to the Rotary Clubs in the Basin for their annual food drive. Arch received food bags and a generous donation.
😊▶️ Pardon our changes! New board members, new phone system.
▶️Elm Project - This is a permanent housing program for Veterans with VASH vouchers. Call our office for available units.
▶️You must have an appointment to see Cami for an intake.
Our new Office Cell Phone number is 442-434-8254. Email us at margery.cross@mbarch.org Calls, will be received between 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday.
▶️Programs we offer:
*Street Outreach
*Emergency Housing in homes when available - No opening in men, No opening in women
*Emergency Housing in Motels - bridging - as funding is available
* Eviction Prevention and Rapid -Rehousing Programs - as funding is available
*IEHP - Housing Navigation and Rapid-Rehousing through IEHP
*Transitional Housing - Men - no opening in Cactus
*Transitional Housing - Women -no opening in Encelia
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Emergency/Transitional/Bridge/Shared Housing Programs
Basin ARCH has 4 homes two for women and two for men. We do not advertise the addresses of the homes to protect confidentiality. These homes are run as sober livings. Meals are not provided in our homes. Clients must enter clean in the Transitional/ Bridge/ Shared and Guests may be on probation or parole. Up to 6 people live in a home. There are one or two twin beds in each room. The Transitional Program cost is $600 a month. Homes are swamp cooled and have washers and dryers. Family program is airconditioned
All potential guests are evaluated for suitability to homes the first weeks of stay.
The duplex is furnished. It has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It is only for homeless families with children. No more than 5 people in a unit. Pets are ok. Deposit of $500 is required with a program fee.
Call our office for information on our housing programs and an intake. Homes evaluation by appointment only from with a Caseworker Monday through Friday.
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Grant- funded assistance - Through Community Action Partnership - utilities only
Our Hours of Operation:
Business Hours are 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday by appointment only. Call or text office at 442-434-8254. After hours leave a message. You will need supporting paperwork such as a picture ID, Pay-Or-Quit, Rental Agreement, payment history, proof of income, etc.
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Help for Electric, Water, Gas bill, Rental Assistance, and Food Bank
Community Action Partnership -
https://www.capsbc.org 909-723-1558 water bill https://www.capsbc.org/lihwap
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Other Important Information to know for rental assistance with us:
https://info.benefitscal.com is a state-run website to help you assess if you qualify for TAD services. Use this to get a Passport of Services. Go to www.ssa.gov for Awards Letter. Need to raise your credit score? Try www.creditkarma.com The goal is 600 or better. Ideas to raise your score on Experian Boost. www.experian.com
https://edd.ca.gov/Benefit_Programs_Online.htm for benefits info
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Public Defender - Clear your record - 909-387-7050 pdpcr@dept.sbcounty.gov
2025 Up Coming Events - What Happened? - Thank Yous!
Good to Know - coming up events, services, or news!
We appreciate the ongoing support from the community. We are using the funds to support our 6 homes and emergency cases in a Motel. In October we helped 32 people with housing! This included 5 families in emergency shelter and for homeless prevention. Recently we helped a young vet with a motel stay until he could stay with a friend. Donations help us pay for his stay in the motel.
Thank you again to the City of Twentynine Palms for their on going support with a donation and assistance in sheltering the homeless during the 2023 storms!
Thank you to the Militrary Wives grant to Morongo Basin ARCH for veterans and military families of $500 in 2023
The Point in Time Count numbers are in for 2023:
29 Palms - 75 Yucca Valley- 110 and Joshua Tree- 42
The numbers are up because we counted for 7 days and found more homeless.
Thank you to the Rotaries in Morongo Basin for the food bags and donation!
Thank you to the City of Twentynine Palms and American Best Value Inn in Twentynine Palms for making our Extreme Weather Project a success in 2023!
Thank you to the City of Twentynine Palms for their continual support.
Thank you to Basin Wide Foundation for the Nonprofit of the Year Award 2022! What an honor to our hardworking staff!
In 2022 - - - - - ->
Thank you to HAVEN for the donation in October 2022 - Much appreciated
Did you know? Morongo Basin ARCH helped 53 clients last year through our HHAP grant!
Services were Eviction Prevention, Rapid Rehousing, Street Outreach and Emergency Sheltering.
For update on Point in Time Count 2022 see below. 2023 update on count is not released
East Valley Steering Committee
The 2024 Point In Time Count training will be on January 18th at the Yucca Valley Community Center at 10am
The East Valley Steering Committee's next meeting will be held at 10am on Thursday, February 15 , the Community Center in Joshua Tree. I sit on the board representin Morongo Basin ARCH. How do you want us to help the homeless? Let me know with an email. We want to hear ideas on how to lower our homeless population.
Astrid Johnson, President
Little Church of the Desert in 29 Palms
Little Church of the Desert on Adobe Road in 29 Palms has partnered with with us as a street outreach partner. We appreciate the help they provide to the 29 Palms homeless.
Morongo Basin ARCH - Our Office and Navigation Center
Our Navigation Center is at 6562 Sierra, Joshua Tree, across from Copper Mountain College. It is open for appointments for intakes and completing forms or applications to programs Monday through Friday from 9am to 3pm.
Reach us at 760-992-1743 -Cami
Point In Time Count ----- 2022
The Point In Count Time Results in our area for homeless: total - 104
Twentynine Palms - unsheltered - 14 sheltered/transitional - 1
Joshua Tree - unsheltered - 28 sheltered/transitional 0
Morongo Valley - unsheltered 0 sheltered/transitional 0
Yucca Valley - unsheltered 42 sheltered/transitional 15
Landers - unsheltered 4 sheltered/transitional 0
88 were counted on the streets on foot, in a car or in a tent somewhere in our desert.
16 were in either a motel paid by a third party or in a transitional home.
In 2020 the count was 54 sheltered and 128 unsheltered. The total was 182. There is a reduction in the count of 78 individuals. This is a success but is it? It appears that certain areas were not counted and certain populations were not located and counted. The biggest problem is counting the homeless families that are not easily found. Thus the number is actually much higher. The Morongo Basin nonprofits, cities and agencies are striving to further reduce the number of homeless individuals and families through housing programs.
Thank You So Much for Your Donations in 2020!
Thank you so much for the generous, anonymous corporate donation in February that covered our new rental payment. So much appreciated.
And again, thank you to the donors that helped open the Fire Station. They are Haven, Sportsman Club, Wayne Hamilton, the Hoffmans, the Clarks and the Yucca Valley Rotaries.
We also want to thank the Military Spouses' Association in 29 Palms for their donation of $250 which we will use towards utility payments. We appreciate your support!
And thank you to the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for your generous donation in June. You helped us pay our utilities!
In Remembrance of Beulah Didion and Our New Men's Home
Sadly our patroness passed in 2019. We appreciated her support of our nonprofit. We have now moved the Men's House to a new location. It is still in 29 Palms. Thank you to the family that stepped up with a rental and helped us move into a great new home. We love it!
In Remembrance of Mrs. Judy Johnson and her service to the homeless in 29 Palms
I am sad to share that Mrs. Judy Johnson, mother to Shanese Risper has passed away in 2020. She was an important part of our meal program in 29 Palms each Wednesday at 5 pm. We will miss her faithfulness to the local homeless community. She joined her daughter and other team members in prayer and support while they passed out food and water. May she rest in the Peace of the Lord for all eternity.
In Remembrance of Ms Satikka Wallace
Tragically lost too soon in June of 2021. Rest in Peace. Your dream is not forgotten.
Thank yous for your Donations in 2020, 2021 and 2022!
Thank you to our partner, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for their generous donation towards our general funds. This will help pay our rents and utilities in our homes.
Thank you to Military Spouses' of 29 Palms for their generous donation.
Thank you to Pacific Western Bank for its generous donation! Much appreciated!
Thank you to Morongo Basin Healthcare District for accepting our grant application for food purchases for the homeless and those being bridged in motels. Much appreciated!
Thank you to Motel 6 for entering us into the Corporate Plus Program. This will greatly help our bottom line! Much Appreciated!
Thank you to the Town of Yucca Valley for funding us through Measure Y! These funds are much appreciated!
Thank you to the City of Twentynine Palms for the Cares Act funding to help with housing the local homeless to prevent Covid-19 exposure.
Thank you to our two friends who wish to remain anonymous. We appreciate their generous donations.
And thank you again to the Sportsman's Center for the generous donation in February.
Thank you again for the donations received from Cash for Trash in 29 Palms!
Thank you to the Rotary Clubs of the Morongo Basin who donated $1000 in Stater Brothers gift cards to ARCH and to other pantries and groups in our area to feed the homeless.
Thank you to the anonymous donor from Facebook who gave us $200 in July.
Thank you to the anonymous donor family who gave us $100 in August.
Thank you to the ladies of AGLOW of 29 Palms who donated toiletry items to our street outreach in October
Now in 2022!
Thank you to Twentynine Palms Ministerial Association for a donation in May!
Thank you to the Rotary for the food and monetary donation in May!
Thank you to Soul Connection in May of $100!
Thank you to Haven for their donations! And good bye!
REQUESTS
Donation Requests FOR PROGRAMS
We always appreciate cash donations to support our operating expenses.
We need tall dressers for bedrooms for homes.
We need dog or cat fosters.
Can you help?
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HELP US FUNDRAISE!
How we raise money for our projects
Twentynine Palms fundraiser - Cash for Trash 2019
Great turn out for our block clean up. See our picture. - >
We ARe still Feeding the Homeless despite Covid-19
Backpacks from the students at 29 Palms High School December 2020
Farm to Families boxes we passed out for months! We even unloaded the refrigerator truck!
Farm to Families boxes we passed out for months! We even unloaded the refrigerator truck!
Farm to Families boxes we passed out for months! We even unloaded the refrigerator truck!
Farm to Families boxes we passed out for months! We even unloaded the refrigerator truck!
Farm to Families boxes we passed out for months! We even unloaded the refrigerator truck!
We give out bags of canned goods too!
MB ARCH Dec 2017 Food Bag Drive
From the funds and donations we put together over 35 bags of goodies for the homeless. Some bags go to the 29 Palms Senior Center, some bags to the Y.V. Santa Fe Club, Other bags are passed out during next couple of weeks to homeless people on the streets by our drive around crew.
MB ARCH Dec 2016 Food Bag Drive
One of our goals was to do a food bag giveaway once a quarter. This is one we did in Dec 2016. We did one in March, June and Sept of 2016.
We gave out 20 to 25 bags each quarter to the homeless or people in need. Your donations help us do this each quarter. Thank You for your donations and time.
MB ARCH Christmas Bags 2018
35 bags for our Christmas bag give away in 2018. Thank you Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints in 29 Palms for your generous donation of canned goods for our bags
Rotary Food Drive April 2019
Thank you for your Donation and sponsorship! We appreciate your support!
Thank You to Our Supporters!
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Thank you to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Say Saints in Twentynine Palms for their generous donation of canned goods for our Christmas Bags and Grant Funds.
Lutheran Church of the Desert
Thank you Pastor Bea Chambers for all your support! This is our home base!
Morongo Basin
Morongo Basin
Thank you to all who have donated furniture to our homes and supported our fundraisers, Thank you!
Thank You to Our Supporters!
Del Taco in 29 Palms
The City of Twentynine Palms
The City of Twentynine Palms
Thank you Del Taco in Twentynine Palms for hosting our three fundraisers for our homes!
The City of Twentynine Palms
The City of Twentynine Palms
The City of Twentynine Palms
Thank you Twentynine Palms for supporting our Drive Around Meal Program this year! We have been feeding on average 15 homeless a week. Thank you for Cash for Trash!
Z 107.7 FM
The City of Twentynine Palms
Morongo Basin Transit Authority
Thank you to Z 107.7 FM for promoting our Del Taco Fundraiser on November 29, 2018
Morongo Basin Transit Authority
Morongo Basin Transit Authority
Morongo Basin Transit Authority
Thank you for the grant of day bus passes for the guests at the ARCH homes. They are greatly appreciated.
Joshua Tree Laundry
Morongo Basin Transit Authority
Blessed Sacrament Thrift Shop
Thank you for supporting our laundry voucher program. We appreciate your partnership!
Blessed Sacrament Thrift Shop
Morongo Basin Transit Authority
Blessed Sacrament Thrift Shop
Thank you for partnering with us in providing a new set of clothes to a homeless person.